>Here's a fast start..
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>http://alexduggleby.com/2008/07/18/sql-server-reporting-services-2008-tutorial-in-5-minutes-or-how-to-send-my-boss-a-report-from-a-view-quickly/
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>Or a bunch of Microsoft tutorials (SQL2005 based but pretty much the same in 2008)..
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>http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms170623(SQL.90).aspx
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>Ad hoc reporting one way or another takes prep work. With SQL2005 and up you don't have to add anything to your database at all - you (the developer) can set up SSRS datasets for your users to slice/dice/etc, or you can let the users do the whole thing. It is very flexible and FREE.

Luckily for me my friend is guiding me now through the whole process. I created my first report and now I'm up to the test model.